Terry Gilliam has been to Cannes with three of his own films since 1983, but one of his favorite memories of the festival takes him back to that very first time, at the 36 th edition, as the co-writer ...

Before the 1975 release of Monty Python and the Holy Grail, the British comedy troupe Monty Python was barely known overseas. People in Britain knew the group, made up of Graham Chapman, John Cleese, ...

Eric Idle looks out over the gentle, wooded hills of Provence from the terrace of his house. This summer, he stood in the same spot and watched as fire raced across the ridge opposite, incinerating ...

21st May 1974: From left to right, John Cleese, Neil Innes, Michael Palin and Eric Idle dressed as Arthurian knights on the set of 'Monty Python and the Holy Grail'. (Photo by John ...

Love them or loathe them, Monty Python is up there with the most influential comedy groups in history. Formed in 1969 by Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, and Michael ...

‘Idle in Provence: A Brief History of Thyme,’ out this fall, pays tribute to the actor and comedian’s sanctuary in the French countryside The memoir details a transformative place in Idle's life — a ...